Tim Burns Republican Candidate for Congress VIDEO

On April 27, 2009, Tim Burns declared his candidacy for Congress for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.

Even after starting his own business, Tim never had aspirations for public office. But as a businessman, father and community volunteer, he has seen first-hand the value of hard work over handouts. In announcing his candidacy, he stated, "We need to get away from looking to the government to solve all of our problems. Instead we need to force them to solve theirs. We need to stop the bailouts and handouts, and need to balance the budget and ensure that our children will inherit a strong America, not a bankrupt one. I know how to create jobs, make a payroll, meet a budget, and stay out of debt. I am running to restore this forgotten, commonsense value to Washington."

Tim Burns was raised, educated and lives in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. He grew up in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown (Cambria County) and graduated from Johnstown High School in 1986. In 1990, Tim obtained his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, County).

In 1992, after graduating college, Tim started his own pharmacy technology company in the basement of his house, that improved the process of filling prescription with greater accuracy and grew it to over 400 employees before selling it in 2003. Tim’s business background and work in health care technology make him uniquely qualified to help our nation increase access to quality, affordable health care without raising taxes, and bring business sense to the government.

Since selling his company in 2003, Tim has been active in economic development projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania as an advisor and entrepreneur. He has also volunteered his time helping flood victims in Sharpsburg (Allegheny County), traveling to Mississippi to provide aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, volunteering at a local hospice and directing a youth camp for special needs children. Tim serves on the Board of Directors for the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA).

Tim Burns’ commitment to conservative values, smaller government, lower taxes, an end to wasteful spending and restoring an ethical standard in public service, makes him the best choice to be the Republican nominee for Congress in the 12th Congressional District. Tim’s life experience growing up and attending school in the 12th Congressional District as well as being a father, entrepreneur, successful businessman and community leader, make him uniquely qualified to serve as our next Congressman.

Tim is a resident of Eighty Four, PA (Washington County) where he enjoys spending time with his two sons, Brock Christian (14) and Trent Matthew (12). He attends St. Benedict Catholic Church in Peters Twp. (Washington County).

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Tom Wiens signs pledge to repeal any federal health care takeover and replace it with real reforms

WIENS SIGNS PLEDGE TO REPLACE HEALTHCARE TAKEOVER WITH REAL REFORMS

Castle Rock- US Senate candidate Tom Wiens signed a pledge sponsored by The Club For Growth today which commits him to "sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower costs without growing government."

The pledge covers HR3590 and any so-called "fixes," that are passed.

"Real reform in healthcare will be achieved by controlling costs," said Wiens. "The private relationship between a patient and a doctor is the key to this reform.

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For the federal government to intervene in that relationship under HR3590 is a broad overreach of the powers of the government. Not only is it a constitutional violation, it's an ethical violation. It destroys the basis of the relationship between doctors and patients. Insiders from Washington and Wall Street want to replace your doctor with federal insurance adjusters and 16,500 agents of the IRS. With the passage of HR3590 the Feds have taken the best medical system in the history of the world and told everyone that they can manage it better," continued Wiens. "I know they can't; the American people know they can't; they only people who are arrogant enough to believe they can manage our healthcare system better are the same Washington insiders and lobbyists who can't even manage our economy.

The federal government has a Department of Energy, yet our dependence on foreign energy continues to grow; the federal government has a Department of Education, yet we've fallen to 18th among industrial nations in education; the federal government can't even manage to make a profit for the US Post Office even though they have a monopoly on carrying letters in the US. But now Washington insiders say they can manage our healthcare system better; a system that already produces some of the best medical outcomes in the history of the world.

"Of course I will sponsor and support legislation to replace HR3590 with real reforms. It will be the first order of business I attend to.

"Real reform won't be achieved by insiders from Washington and Wall Street giving a bailout to their friends while sticking the rest of us with the bill. Real reform will be achieved by increasing portability of insurance, by increasing access to insurance through free markets, by addressing medical lawsuit reform and lowering costs. Shortly I will be releasing a healthcare plan which addresses each of these issues in a way that's meaningful to people on Main Street who provide all the jobs and pay all the taxes."

A signed copy of the pledge can be viewed here. In PDF Format.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2010 Contact: Brandon Moody 303-325-2750 Email: brandon@tomwiens.com

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